I had my annual vision check-up this past week,,,
My Doc admits he's not a rifle shooter,,,
But understands the challenges.
My eyes have changed a bit since the last yearly check-up,,,
So I'm getting a new prescription that should bring me back to 20/20.
A few years back he wrote me a prescription for pistol shooting glasses,,,
The goal was to put the front sight of my pistol in focus,,,
It worked very well so I asked him to update it.
He did write the updated 'scrip and I should have them in a week,,,
Along with the new bi-focals for everyday wear.
I told him that this spring I'm going to concentrate on long distance rifle,,,
And asked him what type of 'scrip would go with a rifle scope,,,
Imagine my surprise when he said to not wear glasses at all.
Even though he's not a shooter himself,,,
He does know quite a bit as it's "part of his job".
He told me to adjust the focus of the scope so the reticle is clear without glasses,,,
He asked me if the actual image was ever out of focus,,,
I told him the target was always clear to me.
He said that if I'm able to get a clear focus on the reticle,,,
That I would not benefit at all from the glasses,,,
Just to use good clear shooters glasses.
He did say that the adjustment to get a clear reticle might max out the scopes limit,,,
But in all cases if I can get a clear reticle there's no reason to use glasses.
So I came home and refocused all of my scoped rifles without glasses,,,
I was able to get a clear reticle in all of them.
As soon as weather permits,,,
I'm going out to test this new to me technique.
The other thing we discussed was the slow progression of cataracts in both of my eyes,,,
They really don't seem very bad at all as I can still drive comfortably at night,,,
But he said they are progressing and I should start to consider surgery.
Now here's what I didn't know about cataract surgery,,,
When they replace the lenses they can also correct a lot of vision problems,,,
He told me that in a large percentage of cases the patient no longer needs reading glasses.
It's certainly not guaranteed but in his experience more than half get much better sight.
Now he wasn't urging me to do this,,,
In fact he said he was only telling me this for my future consideration,,,
But he did perform a "refraction" test and I fell into the range where my insurance will cover it.
Man would it be nice not to have to wear these dang bi-focals,,,
I am not going to jump out and get cataract surgery,,,
But it's nice to know that when it's necessary,,,
It could improve my overall vision.
Just musing on this new info.
Aarond
.
My Doc admits he's not a rifle shooter,,,
But understands the challenges.
My eyes have changed a bit since the last yearly check-up,,,
So I'm getting a new prescription that should bring me back to 20/20.
A few years back he wrote me a prescription for pistol shooting glasses,,,
The goal was to put the front sight of my pistol in focus,,,
It worked very well so I asked him to update it.
He did write the updated 'scrip and I should have them in a week,,,
Along with the new bi-focals for everyday wear.
I told him that this spring I'm going to concentrate on long distance rifle,,,
And asked him what type of 'scrip would go with a rifle scope,,,
Imagine my surprise when he said to not wear glasses at all.
Even though he's not a shooter himself,,,
He does know quite a bit as it's "part of his job".
He told me to adjust the focus of the scope so the reticle is clear without glasses,,,
He asked me if the actual image was ever out of focus,,,
I told him the target was always clear to me.
He said that if I'm able to get a clear focus on the reticle,,,
That I would not benefit at all from the glasses,,,
Just to use good clear shooters glasses.
He did say that the adjustment to get a clear reticle might max out the scopes limit,,,
But in all cases if I can get a clear reticle there's no reason to use glasses.
So I came home and refocused all of my scoped rifles without glasses,,,
I was able to get a clear reticle in all of them.
As soon as weather permits,,,
I'm going out to test this new to me technique.
The other thing we discussed was the slow progression of cataracts in both of my eyes,,,
They really don't seem very bad at all as I can still drive comfortably at night,,,
But he said they are progressing and I should start to consider surgery.
Now here's what I didn't know about cataract surgery,,,
When they replace the lenses they can also correct a lot of vision problems,,,
He told me that in a large percentage of cases the patient no longer needs reading glasses.
It's certainly not guaranteed but in his experience more than half get much better sight.
Now he wasn't urging me to do this,,,
In fact he said he was only telling me this for my future consideration,,,
But he did perform a "refraction" test and I fell into the range where my insurance will cover it.
Man would it be nice not to have to wear these dang bi-focals,,,
I am not going to jump out and get cataract surgery,,,
But it's nice to know that when it's necessary,,,
It could improve my overall vision.
Just musing on this new info.
Aarond
.